Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) shares hit an over five-month high of Rs 588, up 3 percent on the BSE today(17th July 2020); extending its previous days’ 4 percent rally on the expectation of good June quarter earnings. In the past three months, the stock has outperformed the market by surging 61 percent, as compared to a 16 percent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
For the January-March quarter (Q4FY20) quarter, M&M had reported a robust operational performance. The company reported a standalone net loss of Rs 2,500 crore, due to exceptional loss of Rs 2,800 crore on account of impairment on investments due to Covid-19. It had posted a net profit of Rs 849 crore in the year-ago quarter. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) margins came at 12.4 percent down just 100 basis points on a quarter on quarter (QoQ) basis.